Meaning of 挥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huī
- to wave
- to brandish
- to command
- to conduct
- to scatter
- to disperse
挥 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她边挥手边微笑著。
She smiled, waving her hand.
她挥着她的手，直到火车消失在视线之外。
She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.
汤姆挥手了。
Tom waved.
火车开出的时候，他们都挥手向父母道别。
They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.
她挥了挥手。
She waved her arms.
Stroke order for each character
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挥 huī · to wave · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 挥.
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command |
| 发挥 | fāhuī | to display; to exhibit |
| 指挥官 | zhǐhuīguān | commander |
| 指挥部 | zhǐhuībù | headquarters; command post |
| 挥手 | huīshǒu | to wave (one's hand) |
| 挥舞 | huīwǔ | to brandish; to wave sth |
| 挥霍 | huīhuò | to squander money; extravagant |
| 挥之不去 | huīzhībùqù | impossible to get rid of |
| 挥动 | huīdòng | to wave sth; to brandish |
| 挥杆 | huīgān | swing (golf) |
| 指挥家 | zhǐhuījiā | (music) conductor |
Questions about 挥
What does 挥 mean?
挥 (huī) means "to wave; to brandish" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 挥?
挥 is made of 1 character: 挥 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 挥 an HSK word?
Yes. 挥 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 挥 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 挥 is written 揮.